Physical activity in the Japan population: Association with blood lipid levels and effects in reducing cardiovascular and all-cause mortality

Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 833-845

  Koba, Shinji ^a   Tanaka, Hiroaki ^b   Maruyama, Chizuko ^c   Tada, Norio ^d   Birou, Sadatoshi ^e   Teramoto, Tamio ^f   Sasaki, Jun ^g  

^a SHOWA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c JAPAN WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d JIKEI University Graduate School of Medicine   (Japan)

^e Tsukasa Health Care Hospital   (Japan)

^f TEIKYO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^g INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Exercise; Lifestyle modification; Lipid; Physical activity; Physical fitness

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

AEROBIC EXERCISE; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FITNESS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEART DISEASE; HEART PROTECTION; HEART REHABILITATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; JAPANESE; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RECREATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; STROKE; WALKING;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; LIPIDS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 80055110687     PISSN: 13403478     EISSN: 18803873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5551/jat.8094     Document Type: Article

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